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We are on BBC

2023-06-26

We are on the BBC Travel Show, which is shown all over the world. Watch the episode about us here:

Formation Flights with Pipistrel

2023-06-10

On 10 June, Sweden´s first ever formation flight by electric aircraft was made! The pilots are our head of training Johan Norberg and our safety manager Tobias Hagstadius. They flew together over Skellefteå airport with an audience of about 5000 people.

Sustainable company of the year

2023-04-12

Sustainable company of the year! We won! Alvargalan is Skellefteå’s major business gala where companies are annually selected as winners in various categories. We received a prize in the finest category of them all “Sustainable companies”, something we are very proud of. Green Flight Academy is a pioneer in local entrepreneurship The motivation: “Skellefteå is […]

eVTOL – Passanger drones in near future

2023-02-21

eVTOL – passanger drones Last week our Head Of Training Johan Norberg was part of a panel together with Skellefteå Airport CEO Robert Lindberg and Skellefteå Municipality’s Planning Director Lars Hedqvist to discuss the future challenges and visions of electric aviation and eVtol transport in this region. This panel discussion was the end seminar for the […]

Electric flight hours in Integrated Programme

2023-02-19

Flight training in electric aircraft – the future is already here Many people think that electric planes belong to the future, but in Skellefteå, northern Sweden, it is a reality. Here, flight training for commercial pilots is carried out with fully electric aircraft – both in winter and summer. Training to become a pilot requires […]

Expanding fleet

2023-02-09

New aeroplane! GFA has ordered two brand new Tecnam P2010 TDI and has an option for three more for 2024. The P2010 TDI is a modern, high-wing, fuel-efficient aircraft equipped with Continental CD170 (170 hp) and Garmin G1000Nxi with integrated autopilot GFC700. The P2010 TDI has the longest range and lowest fuel consumption of the […]

GFA on Flightradar24 youtube channel

2023-01-25

GFA on Flightradar24 youtube channel Awesome video from Flightradar24 AB where Gabriel Leigh get a flight lesson in our electric Pipistrel Velis Electro. Instructed by our calm Head Of Training Johan Norberg. That was a fun day and a great flight You might also like

Company culture impact on employee decisions

2023-01-16

Company culture impact on employee decisions A few weeks ago we had a very interesting meeting with Easyjets Training Manager Ash Beardmore who works on sustainability and innovation within the company. We talked a lot about our sustainability work, our unique set up here in Skellefteå and how we can learn from each other to become […]

We leave an incredible 2022 behind us

2022-12-31

We leave an incredible 2022 behind us. So what have we achieved? We’ve started up the world’s first ATPL training course with a full focus on sustainability. We’ve done this by: Allocating up to 30% of flight training to all-electric aircraft. Flying the rest of the training in new, fuel-efficient aircraft. Using simulators to the […]